shell programming

[Bill Banks]

thanks

Bill Moran wrote:
> In response to Bill Banks <office at ourweb.net>:
>
>   
>> What am I doing wrough here:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>  $DAYN='/bin/date +%a' + "_master.sql"
>>  mysqldump master > $DAYN
>>     
>
> Those look to be single quotes and not backquotes.  (backquote is
> the upper left key on most keyboards)
>
>   
>> Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>>     
>>> dayoftheweek=`date +%w`
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Bill Banks wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I'm  writing a backup script. I need to get the day of the week into 
>>>> a variable. How can I do it?
>>>>
>>>> -- 
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>>>> Bill Banks                         508-829-2005
>>>> Wachusett Programming              Ourweb
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>> Bill Banks                         508-829-2005
>> Wachusett Programming              Ourweb
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Bill Banks                         508-829-2005
Wachusett Programming              Ourweb
http://www.ourweb.net
http://www.ourwebtemplates.com